10a. 
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne- 
sota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsyl- 
vania, South Dakota. 
Illinois Records—Eight males and 15 
females, collected June 14 to Sept. 27, are 
from Antioch, Argo, Channel Lake, Dan- 
ville, De Soto, Dolson, Galena, Harrisburg, 
Herod, Karnak, Lawrenceville, Marshall, 
Rock Island, Seymour, Shawneetown, Vi- 
enna. Blatchley (19264, p. 720) records the 
species from Maywood under the name 
eximius Reuter. 
Phytocoris brevifurcatus Knight 
A a brevifurcatus Knight (1920, p. 
Sar 
This species is very similar to canadensis 
Van Duzee, but lacks the heavy, oblique, 
fuscous mark at the apex of the corium; 
the second antennal segment is darker fus- 
cous on the middle third; the head and pro- 
notum are: distinctly grayish green on the 
paler parts; the posterior femora have 
smaller pale spots and are not distinctly 
banded with pale yellow brown. 
Mare.—Length 5.80, width 2.14. Head 
width 0.95, vertex 0.34. Rostrum, length 
2.51, reaching to seventh abdominal sternite. 
Antennae, first segment, length 1.21; second, 
2.55; third, 1.47; fourth, 1.34. Pronotum, 
length 0.91, width at base 1.69. Genital 
claspers distinctive for species, fig. 176. 
FEeMALE.—Length 5.80, width 2.20. Head 
width 0.96, vertex 0.41. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.36; second, 2.77; third, 1.47; 
fourth, 1.21. Pronotum, length 0.91, width 
at base 1.70. 
Known Distripution. — Illinois, New 
York, Ontario. 
Illinois Record. — HorsesHor LAKE: 
July 11, 1935, DeLong & Ross, 1 ¢. 
Phytocoris neglectus Knight 
Phytocoris neglectus Knight (1920, p. 54). 
This resembles canadensis Van Duzee, 
but the second antennal segment is uniformly 
black with a white annulation at the base, 
the middle tibiae have an apical white band 
and the infuscation at the middle of the 
membrane tends to form small specks. 
Mate.—Length 6.20, width 2.20. Head 
width 0.99, vertex 0.32. Rostrum, length 
2.60, extending to fifth abdominal sternite. 
Antennae, first segment, length 1.17, black, 
IuLino1is NaturatL History SURVEY BULLETIN 
V ol. 22, Aree 
with several white, smooth spots; second, 
2.68, black, a narrow white annulus at base; 
third, 1.38, black, white at base; fourth, 
1.05, black. Pronotum, length 0.91, width 
at base 1.75. Genital claspers and flagellum 
distinctive for species, fig. 176. 
FEMALE.—Length 6.00, width 2.30. More 
robust than male, but very similar in color 
and pubescence. 
Hapsits.—I have collected this species 
most frequently on the bark of apple trees 
where both nymphs and adults fed on 
psocids. It has, also, been collected on the 
bark of other trees and is probably preda- 
cious on soft-bodied insects living in such 
situations. In New York the species was 
collected from June to October, which in- 
dicates two generations for the season. 
Known DistrisuTion. — Illinois, Lowa, 
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne- 
sota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New 
York, Ontario, South Carolina, South Da- 
kota, Washington. 
Illinois Records. — ELIZABETHTOWN: 
May 27-31, 1932, H. L. Dozier, 1) 4e3hee 
FIELD: June 12, 1934, DeLong & Ross, 1 ¢. 
GALENA: June 28, 1935, DeLong & Ross, 
14: Kerrusspure: June 15,1932; ieee 
Dozier, 1¢. SHAWNEETOWN: June 23, 
1936, DeLong & Ross, 19. URBANA: June 
13;-1885.51 4 
Phytocoris onustus Van Duzee 
Phytocoris onustus Van Duzee (1920, p: 
344). 
Ma te.—Length 6.80, width 2.50. Head 
width 1.08, vertex 0.35; head pale yellowish; 
oblique lines on frons, base and middle ot 
tylus, lora, and base of jugum, fuscous to 
black. Rostrum, length 3.16, reaching fifth 
abdominal sternite. Antennae, first segment, 
length 1.41, black, with four or five white, 
smooth spots and a few yellowish bristles; 
second, 3.33, black, a narrow white annulus 
at base; third, 1.60, black, narrow white 
area at base; fourth, 1.29, black. Pronotum, 
length 1.12, width at base 2.00. Clothed 
with erect, short, black hairs intermixed 
with a moderate amount of recumbent, pale 
yellowish, silky pubescence. General color 
fuscous to black over a pale yellowish, 
ground color; propleura, except lower mar- 
gin, black; lateral margins and basal band 
of pronotal disk, black; basal edge, white; 
scutellum yellowish, a black marginal spot 
on either side on apical half; hemelytra 
